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BILLAWAS
DUBAI & NE PRESENT A SPECTACULAR SHOW AT THEIR
12th ANNIVERSARY CELEBERATION
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Dubai
28th NOV 2009 : Billawas Dubai & Northern Emirates,
one of the largest prestigious and organization of Billawas
in the Middle East presented an spectacular event to
be remembered to celebrate their 12th anniversary at
the Zabeel Ballroom, Raddisson BLU, Deira Creek yesterday
where a record number of more than 1200 invitees gathered
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The
invitees started arriving around 9:30 AM. They were
greeted by ladies wing members clad in beautiful sarees.
The entrance was beautifully decorated with goddess
Lakshmi by Cultural Secretary Satish Ullal and his team
which is an regular part of Billawas Dubai event. |
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A
huge custom built stage with a beautiful backdrop depicting
a family house gave a authentic look to the Zabeel Ballroom.
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The day long event started sharp at 10.30 AM with
prayer song presented by the members of the community.
Followed by a dance called 'Pushpaanjali' presented
by the guest artists from Mangalore namely Theertha
Kotian a very young and renowned Classical Dancer
along with her guru Nrutya Vidhushi Rashmi Saralaya
and Nrutya Vidhushi Geetha Saralaya who herself is
a prominent Classical Dancer very well known in the
region.
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The
traditional lamp was lit by Prameela Suvarna, Dr. Sachitha
Attavar, Vishalakshi Praveen, Deena Kumar, Anitha Suresh,
Prassana Kuckian and Smitha Sujay.
The program continued with a dance called 'Kande
Kande Govindana' a classical dance enthusiastically
performed by Theertha Kotian. This was followed by
a filmy dance which was a mixture of Arabic and Hindi,
dedicated to the national day of UAE very well performed
by two sisters called Shravya and Nindiya Shodhan.
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A
classicall dance called 'Ksheera Kannike Devara Nama'
was performed by Nrutya Vidhushi Geeta Saralaya and
Rashmi Saralaya and Theertha choreographed by Vidhushi
Geeta Saralaya/Vidhushi Rashmi Saralaya. This was followed
by kids dance called 'Bende Kai Tonde Kai' very well
perfomed by Ansul, Dinesh, Rajesh, Vinooth, Sunil, Suvarna
Satish and Tanvi. |
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The
'Chigy Wiggy Dance' was performed by Raksha, Shweta,
Vinita, Divya, Purvi, Sanmata and Aarohi choreographed
by Arun Lobo. 'Kadala Mage Marriage Dance' beautifully
perfomed and presented by Smitha, Divya, Nisha, Srilatha,
Sharvani, Pramitha, Sunil, Sandya, Dinesh, Suvarna,
Satish, Anand Bailor and Parija Bailoor well choreographed
by Rajesh Kuthar.
A 'Tulu Folk dance was presented by small kids called
'Mokeda Singari' and presented by Shravan, Shrajan,
Cleon, Purvi, Sanmata and Divya beautifully choreographed
by Arun Lobo who also choreographed another Retro
Dance by kids Shamit, Bhoomika, Piyush, Gauri, Shashank,
Riya, Harshit and Simantini. Continued with 'Tulu
Janapada Nritya' (Fisherwomen Dance) performed by
Theertha, Rashmi, Jayashree, Shubha, Deepa and choreographed
by Vidhushi Rashmi Saralaya.
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President
of BDNE Mohan Attavar conducted thanks giving to the
out going BDNE committee members and introduction of
the new committee members followed by honouring the
community leaders of various associations including
Billawa Associations elsewhere. Following personalities
were greeted with shawl and flower bouquet by President
Mohan Attavar and Vice-President Praveen Kumar Attavar.
Ramesh Suvarna from Billlawa Balaga Abu Dhabi, Sarvotham
Shetty, President Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha, Noel
D. Almeida, President Karnataka Sangha Sharjah, Bala
of Mogaveers UAE, Prakash Rao Payyar of Dwani Prathistana,
Executives of Amchigele & Mangalore Konkans and
Ganesh Rai, ex-President of Karnataka Sangha Sharjah,
representatives of Daiji world , B.G. Mohandas Ex-President
of Karnataka Sangha Dubai , Devadiga Sangha and Chief
of Gulf Kannadiga, Herman Lewis of Radio Spice 105.4
FM and Vinay of Namma TV
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The
special attraction of the day was a drama called 'Brahmashree
Narayana Guru Charitre' directed by Shodhan Prasad Attavar,
beautifully performed by Ganesh Kotian, Ramanand Belapu,
Monappa Suvarna, Yogesh Salian, Yogesh Kumar, Prabhakar
Poojary, Deepak, Jayanand Kunder, Nagaraj Poojary and
Jagannath Bellare along with other support artists of
BDNE including Anil and Vaman Poojary. This audio visual
experimental drama gave an impressive social message
to the mass and was appreciated by one and all present
during the event. |
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A
documentary on the noble deeds of BDNE to the society
was shown soon after the drama and was followed by contemporary
semi classical dance by Asta Group, who were the winners
of Sansui Boogie Woogie competition of 2009. The group
presented included Kishore, Usha, Vinod, Arun, Dhanisha
and Vadhiv beautifully choreographed by Kumar. This
was followed by the Jazz Rockers who really rocked the
stage. |
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A
sumptuous 5 star buffet lunch was served to all invitees
and at the same time without wasting time was a remarkable
performance by DJ Santosh and his troupe of enthusiastic
young and dynamic personalities who rocked the noon
with their beautiful numbers and live singing. Need
to mention that this young group of musicians are really
dedicated and should be appreciated.
The afternoon session started with Hip Hop Mix called
Aluchat by Asta Group consisting of dancers Kishore,
Usha, Vinod, Arun, Dhanisha and Vadhiv followed by
Jazz Rockers. Folloowed by "Shilegalu Sangeethava
haadide" dance performed by Shruti, Samantha,
Theertha and Rashmi.
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The
formal function started by inviting the chief guest
and other dignitaries to the stage.
The Chief Guest of the function was Dr. (Prof) Ganesh
Amin Sankamar, Guest Shri Ramanand Guruji trustee
of Shree Kshetra Adhishakti ,Udupi, Main Sponsor Jitendra
Suvarna, President of BDNE Mohan Attavar,
Vice-President Praveen Kumar Attavar, Gen. Secretary
Madhav Poojary, Past President Umesh Kuckian, Key-Sponsors
Anup Kumar & Uday Kumar were also present on the
stage.
General Secretary Madhav Poojary read the yearly
report on BDNE activities. This was followed by honoring
of following merit students. Miss Anisha Arun Kunder
who Scored 94.4% overall in 12th Std CBSE exam,Miss
Sanjana Jairaj who Scored 92% overall in ICSE Std
10th exam, Miss. Spoorthy Vittal Poojary who Scored
90% in 10th Std SSC Mumbai Board, Miss Shruthi Poojary
who scored 88% overall & Maths 99/100. in 10 Std.
CBSE and Miss Pallavi Poojary who scored 87.5% in
10th STD. CBSE received awards through Chief Guest.
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Shri Ramanand Gurui presented awards to Anand Bailoor,
Devdas Suvarna, Suvarna Satish and Yogitha Salian
for their service to BDNE.
Shri Ganesh Bangera Trustee Sri Guru Charitable Trust
Surathkal and Shri Shankar Suvarna - Social Worker,
Mumbai were honored with shawl, flower bouquet and
momento by President Mohan Attavar.
Various sponsors of the program were also honored
for their support.
Shree Ramanand Guruiji was honored with Shawl and
momento which was followed by his speech to the audience
. Umesh Kuckian, ex-president of BDNE, Sujay Bendore
media personality of BDNE and Vittal Poojary, Treasurer
of BDNE were formally felicitated by the executives
of BDNE and the Chief Guests.
Guest Performer Kum. Theertha Kotian, a Classical
Dancer was also felicitated and was appreciated for
preparing the local talents of Billawas to present
themselves on the day's programme.
Chief Guest Dr. (Prof) Ganesh Amin Sankamar was also
felicitated for his service to the society. Dr. Sankamar
who is a lecturer at St. Aloysius College, Mangalore
, a writer, poet and one of the excellent orator gave
a hair raising speech which was well appreciated by
the audience who gave him a standing ovation.
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The
stage formal program was ably conducted by Deepak and
Rajni Kuckian in their unique style.
Ashta Laxmi Vibhavam another classical dance was
presented by Teertha Kotian, Rashmi Saralaya ,GeethaSaralaya,
Smitha, Sandya, Nisha, Sapna and Shrilatha was another
unique one appreciated by the whole lot of audience
with a standing ovation.
Navilu Nritya another brilliant dance performance
presented by Anil, Ganesh, Monappa, Yogesh, Prabhakar,
Mohan, Ajith, Manoj, Neejesh, Deepak, Vaman, Ramanand
and Shravya Shodhan was another unique of its kind.
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A
Kannada Folk dance called 'Lele Paduga' was performed
by Deepa, Shubha, Jayashree, Pramitha, Shrilatha, Nisha,
Sandya, Sunil, Sudheer and Rajesh ably choreographed
by Sandya / Rajesh Kuthar.
For a change was a combination dance which was a
blend of hip hop, jive and cha cha cha choreographed
by Arun Lobo and presented by the enthusiastic youngsters
of BDNE Mayur, Suhan, Arun, Shruti, Sneha, Anusha,
Samantha and Nindiya Shodhan which was appreciated
by the audience.
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Finally
before conclusion was a 'Yakshagana Skit' presented
by Prabhakar Suvarna, Ganesh Kotian and Sundeep Barke
choreographed by Prabhakar Suvarna. It was really appreciable
to see Prabhakar Suvarna a senior member of BDNE taken
interest to perform this great art.
Jagannath Bellare a dedicated and successful 'Entertainment
Secretary' of BDNE presented the vote of thanks along
with his wife Deepa Jagannath which was followed by
Raffle draw.
The whole show was ably conducted by the Master of
Ceremony's Yogitha Salian, Smitha Sujay and Shodhan
Prasad Attavar who took the audience into cheers and
laughter with a blend of jokes and 'wha wha'. Not
to forget the beautiful dancing tunes rendered by
DJ Santosh, which tempted the public to dance non-stop
to the striking numbers, tireless until 7.30 PM
Today Billawas Dubai & NE has become a well known
name in their society with applications for help pouring
in on daily basis. Billawas Dubai & NE are supported
by an able NGO "Guru Charitable Trust" back
in home town in identifying the real needy persons
from these applications prior to providing help. In
the day's programme an appeal was raised to support
a 35 year young Mangalorean fighting for his life
in an Hospital in Dubai for whom the audience generously
contributed monetary aid and was handed over to the
relative of the patient.
On the whole the day long event was an event to be
remembered and the audience enjoyed every bit of it
until the conclusion till then where they stayed glued
to the seat clapping and cheering the performers.
Definitely needs to be mentioned, it is the team effort
of all the Committee Members of Billawas Dubai &
Northern Emirates who have put in their heart and
soul to make this event such a mega event to be remembered.
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